Railroad-road-bed construction.



M. STANKEWIGZ. RAILROAD ROAD BBD CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZZ, 1912.

Patented .13111.21, 1913.

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M. STANKEWICZ.

RAILROAD ROAD BED CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNB22,1912.

Patented Jan.21,1913.

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MICHAEL STANKEWICZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD-ROADBED CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21,1913.

Application filed June 22, 1912. Serial No. 705,222.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL STANKE- wroz, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvcnted a new and useful Improvement in Railroad-Road-Bed Construction, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates, more particularly, to improvements in the means for guarding the wheels of trains against derailment, especially at switches; and my object, generally stated, is to provide improvements in means of the above-referred to character to the end of preventing accidental displacement of the rail-guarding means when engaged by the wheel-flanges, thus effectually preventing derailment of the train, and to provide for the ready removal of the ,guarding-means when desired.

Referring to the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a plan view of a frogequipped section of a railroad-track provided with rail-guarding means constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a section taken at the line 2 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 is an enlarged, broken section taken at the line 3 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken at the line 4 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a plan view of my improved rail-guard; and Fig. 6 a bottom plan view of the guard, with a portion of one of its rail-engaging flanges broken away, the rail being shown by dotted lines.

In the drawings I have illustrated my invent-ion in connection with a main-track, the rails of which are represented at 7 and 8, and a switch-track formed of the rails 9 and 10, a frog 11 being interposed in the rails 8 and 9 at their intersect-ion, as is common practice.

In the arrangement illustrated, the rails 7, 8, 9 and 10 are seated on a continuous tieplate 12 secured to one of the ties 13 and the rails 7 and 10 seated on relatively short tieplates 14. The plates 12 and 14 are recessed on their upper surfaces at their rail-seating portions, as represented at 15 and 16, respectively, and afford shoulders 17 and 18, respectively, for a purpose hereinafter 'eX- plained.

In the construction illustrated, I have shown my improved guard-rail as applied to vboth rails 7 and 10 for preventing the derailment of a train when running on either the main or switch t-rack, and to thisl end I secure to certain of the ties 13, a guard-rail represented at 19 at the inner sides of, and adjacent to, each rail 7 and 10 and opposit the points 2O of the frog 11.

My improved guard-rail 19 is preferably formed, by cast-ing it, of any suitable metal and is shaped along one side to lit against, and conform to, the side of the rail, as represented in Fig. 4, at 21.

The top of the guard 19 is provided with an upwardly-extending guard-flange 22 paralleling the rail with which it coperates and spaced from the latter as represented, the wheels of the train in passing over the track, extending into the channel 23 thus afforded between the flange 22 and the rail, whereby the movement of the wheels over the rail will not be obstructed, but any tendency to run off the rail will be counteracted by the flange 22. 1

It is preferred that the guard 19 be provided at intervals along its outer edge with lateral extensions 24 forming braces, and that the guard seat alongside of and adjacent to the rail with which it coperates, in the recessed portions 15 and 16 of the tieplates 12 and 14 and abut at the ends of its braces 24 against the adjacent shoulders 17 and 18 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3), in which position it is spiked to the tie-plates and the latter to the ties supporting them, as represented at 25.

The guard 19 is provided at intervals along its lower edge with inwardly-extending anges 26 which alternate with the braces 24 to extend into the spaces between t-he ties spanned by the guard and fit against the under side of the rail with'which the guard cooperates, when positionedv in place thereon, as represented in Fig. 4, the guard by preference being secured to the rail, as by bolts 27 passing through the guard and the web of the rail.

At the side of the rails opposite to those against which the guards 19 are secured, and at the inner sides of the rails 8 and 9 adjacent to the frog 11, are braces 28 which tit against, and conform to, the sides of the rails, these braces Seating in the recessed.

portions l5 and 16 of the tie-plates and abutting against the adjacent shouldered portions thereof as represented, and held in place by spikes 29 which pass through the braces, tie-plates and into the ties.

It will be understood from the foregoing that any impact by a wheel-flange, tending to tip the guard 19 inwardly away from the rail and thus tending to derail the train, will be etfectually resisted by the bolts 27, the flanges 22 and the braces 28, as the Hanges 26, by overlapping the under side of 'the base of the rail, prevent the guard from tipping, and the braces 28 prevent lateral movement of the guard, this feature being especially advantageous when both of the rails ofy n, track are connected together through the medium of a plate with which the guard-means and braces coperate, as for example, the plate l2.

While I have illustrated and described a particular construction and arrangement of parts, I do not wish to be understood as intending to limit my invention to such arrangement and construction, as the same be variously modified and altered without depart-ing from the spirit of my invention.

IVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 3 l. rI`he combination with spaced ties and a main rail secured thereto, of a guard-rail conforming at a. side thereof to the contour of the main rail and fitting against the side of the webl thereof and the upper and lower 3 surfaces of the base and head7 respectively, of the main rail, said guard-rail being provided at intervals, and coincident with spaces between said'ties, with laterally-extending flanges which eXtend under said 4M main rail, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of -a tie-plate provided with shoulders, track-rails seated on said plateand held by certain of said shoulders against spreading, and a guard-rail se- 4 cured to said plate and engaging with one of said rails and with the other one of said shoulders. A

MICHAEL STANKEVICZ. In presence of R. A. SoHAnrnR, J. G. ANDERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, 'by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Y Washington, D. C. 

